WEBVTT 00:00:11.519 --> 00:00:13.669 What's up, sunshine? Rise up. Welcome to 00:00:13.679 --> 00:00:15.910 the show. I'm Koi Wire. This is CNN 10, 00:00:15.920 --> 00:00:18.070 your 10 minutes of news, the fast, fun 00:00:18.080 --> 00:00:19.990 facts, and knowledge bombs to fuel your 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:23.349 minds and keep us in the loop. 00:00:23.359 --> 00:00:25.670 Pop quiz hot. What food is traditionally 00:00:25.680 --> 00:00:27.589 associated with celebrating the Lunar 00:00:27.599 --> 00:00:30.310 New Year? Noodles, grapes, dumplings, or 00:00:30.320 --> 00:00:36.870 cheese? 00:00:36.880 --> 00:00:39.830 If you said dumplings, you girl. 00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:41.670 Dumplings symbolize wealth because their 00:00:41.680 --> 00:00:43.990 crescent shape mimics ancient Chinese 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:45.750 currency with a belief that the more 00:00:45.760 --> 00:00:47.750 dumplings you eat, the more prosperity 00:00:47.760 --> 00:00:50.389 you will receive. I love everything 00:00:50.399 --> 00:00:52.310 about this next story. Actually, not 00:00:52.320 --> 00:00:53.750 everything, because it makes me very 00:00:53.760 --> 00:00:55.910 hungry. CNN's Will Ripley takes us 00:00:55.920 --> 00:00:59.029 inside Dint Taiung, an unbelievable 00:00:59.039 --> 00:01:01.189 Taiwanese restaurant brand that wraps 00:01:01.199 --> 00:01:03.270 precision and passion into each 00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:05.509 unforgettable bite. Known for perfectly 00:01:05.519 --> 00:01:08.550 pleated Shaolong bow or soup dumplings, 00:01:08.560 --> 00:01:10.789 Ding Taiong has turned high standards 00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:13.910 and consistency into a recipe for global 00:01:13.920 --> 00:01:14.870 success. 00:01:14.880 --> 00:01:16.390 >> How long did it take you to learn how to 00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:18.710 do it perfectly when you started at age 00:01:18.720 --> 00:01:20.230 16? 00:01:20.240 --> 00:01:21.990 >> It takes about 2 to 3 years to master 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:24.390 the entire process. Two to three years. 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:24.950 Oh, 00:01:24.960 --> 00:01:26.550 >> so it's okay. It's okay that I'm 00:01:26.560 --> 00:01:28.070 terrible. 00:01:28.080 --> 00:01:30.469 >> Dintai chairman Warren Young can fold a 00:01:30.479 --> 00:01:33.749 perfect shalom in seconds. 00:01:33.759 --> 00:01:35.350 >> Oh wow. 00:01:35.360 --> 00:01:36.710 >> How did you do it? Like how did you make 00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:39.590 it look like that? I've got I've got 00:01:39.600 --> 00:01:42.870 pork poking out here. Each dumpling has 00:01:42.880 --> 00:01:47.429 18 precise pleats weighing exactly 21 g. 00:01:47.439 --> 00:01:49.749 Inside finely minced pork, tender, 00:01:49.759 --> 00:01:51.670 lightly seasoned. It melts into hot, 00:01:51.680 --> 00:01:54.310 savory soup the moment you take a bite. 00:01:54.320 --> 00:01:56.389 >> What do you hope that people learn about 00:01:56.399 --> 00:01:59.109 Taiwan when they come to Dintai? 00:01:59.119 --> 00:02:01.190 >> That the people of Taiwan are warm and 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:02.310 friendly. 00:02:02.320 --> 00:02:04.149 >> At Dint Taiong, the perfect soup 00:02:04.159 --> 00:02:06.230 dumpling comes from respect for the 00:02:06.240 --> 00:02:09.990 food, the customers, and the employees. 00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:13.190 Making magic happen with every bite. 00:02:13.200 --> 00:02:15.589 >> If I told you a giant hat and sweaty 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:17.510 armpits could lead to a Shark Tank 00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:19.589 success, would you believe me? Two of my 00:02:19.599 --> 00:02:21.190 former teammates from smalltown 00:02:21.200 --> 00:02:23.430 Pennsylvania did exactly that. Billy 00:02:23.440 --> 00:02:25.830 Thompson created the Thompson Tea, a 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:27.990 sweat-roof shirt inspired by a challenge 00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:30.229 he dealt with his entire life. It led to 00:02:30.239 --> 00:02:32.949 a $700,000 investment on Shark Tank and 00:02:32.959 --> 00:02:34.710 has been saving people the embarrassment 00:02:34.720 --> 00:02:38.070 of pitting out ever since. Sean Starer 00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:40.630 co-founded Noggin Boss, a company built 00:02:40.640 --> 00:02:42.710 around an oversized hat that's become a 00:02:42.720 --> 00:02:45.190 fan favorite across the sports world. 00:02:45.200 --> 00:02:47.190 It's led to licensing deals with some of 00:02:47.200 --> 00:02:49.030 the biggest sports entities on the 00:02:49.040 --> 00:02:51.110 planet. Their stories prove that 00:02:51.120 --> 00:02:52.869 sometimes the biggest opportunities 00:02:52.879 --> 00:02:55.030 start with problems hiding in plain 00:02:55.040 --> 00:02:57.030 sight. I caught up with Billy and Shawn 00:02:57.040 --> 00:02:59.670 to hear how they turned their ideas into 00:02:59.680 --> 00:03:01.190 reality. 00:03:01.200 --> 00:03:03.509 Take me back to the moment that this 00:03:03.519 --> 00:03:04.630 idea hit you. 00:03:04.640 --> 00:03:08.070 >> It was an idea of being disruptive. The 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:09.509 hat industry and the promotional 00:03:09.519 --> 00:03:12.309 industry hasn't changed in decades. So, 00:03:12.319 --> 00:03:13.670 we wanted to come out with something new 00:03:13.680 --> 00:03:15.670 and innovative that allowed you to 00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:16.949 promote all the things that you love, 00:03:16.959 --> 00:03:19.030 whether it's a sports team or a 00:03:19.040 --> 00:03:20.790 corporation or a charity or just 00:03:20.800 --> 00:03:22.149 something that you're passionate about. 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:23.910 >> Necessity was the mother of invention 00:03:23.920 --> 00:03:25.750 here. And so, this was a problem that I 00:03:25.760 --> 00:03:27.430 dealt with. And, you know, obviously 00:03:27.440 --> 00:03:28.710 when you go through something like this, 00:03:28.720 --> 00:03:30.309 you think you're the only one, right? 00:03:30.319 --> 00:03:31.509 But I knew cuz we were wearing 00:03:31.519 --> 00:03:33.430 undershirts at the time for this 00:03:33.440 --> 00:03:34.949 problem. And I knew like gosh, if there 00:03:34.959 --> 00:03:36.070 was just a way that you could prevent it 00:03:36.080 --> 00:03:37.350 from passing through the undershirt, you 00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:38.550 might have something. 00:03:38.560 --> 00:03:40.789 >> How many people told you this will never 00:03:40.799 --> 00:03:42.949 work? Uh, I lost count to be honest with 00:03:42.959 --> 00:03:44.710 you. Even my closest friends, even 00:03:44.720 --> 00:03:47.830 family members. And I love that about 00:03:47.840 --> 00:03:49.990 them because that means that they care, 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:52.070 right? It's, "Hey, Sean, are you sure? 00:03:52.080 --> 00:03:53.350 Are you sure that you want to do this?" 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:55.509 But I'm the type of person that allows 00:03:55.519 --> 00:03:58.149 the product and the data to show if we 00:03:58.159 --> 00:03:59.910 have something here. I allow the product 00:03:59.920 --> 00:04:01.830 to kind of speak for itself. 00:04:01.840 --> 00:04:03.110 >> Thankfully, I'm surrounded by enough 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:05.190 good people where I don't think I don't 00:04:05.200 --> 00:04:07.270 recall anyone necessarily telling me 00:04:07.280 --> 00:04:08.630 straight up that it wasn't going to 00:04:08.640 --> 00:04:10.710 work. But here's the thing. you could 00:04:10.720 --> 00:04:14.309 see the doubt in their face, right? When 00:04:14.319 --> 00:04:16.069 you explain the idea, they're being 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:17.749 polite and you could see the doubt. And 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:19.830 for that reason, I actually didn't tell 00:04:19.840 --> 00:04:21.430 very many people I was going to take it 00:04:21.440 --> 00:04:23.110 right to bankruptcy if I had to cuz 00:04:23.120 --> 00:04:24.310 that's that's where I was headed right 00:04:24.320 --> 00:04:25.830 during startup phases. I was burning 00:04:25.840 --> 00:04:27.030 through cash, burning through our 00:04:27.040 --> 00:04:29.749 savings, burning through all of it. Um, 00:04:29.759 --> 00:04:31.670 so it it had to work. What's something 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:35.110 people don't see about entrepreneurship? 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:37.749 >> I'm married. Uh I we have three children 00:04:37.759 --> 00:04:39.510 and you know with that comes 00:04:39.520 --> 00:04:41.510 responsibility not just for your family 00:04:41.520 --> 00:04:43.110 but whenever you start a business you 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:44.710 have employees to take care of and those 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:47.590 employees have families and lives and 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:50.469 and and they depend on you. So what what 00:04:50.479 --> 00:04:53.749 what people don't see is just uh the 00:04:53.759 --> 00:04:56.070 restless the sleepless nights because 00:04:56.080 --> 00:04:58.150 you just have you have a you have a lot 00:04:58.160 --> 00:04:59.830 of responsibility. It's just not you're 00:04:59.840 --> 00:05:01.110 focusing on yourself. 00:05:01.120 --> 00:05:03.110 >> Ultimately it's the struggle. You know, 00:05:03.120 --> 00:05:04.710 it's easy to see the success stories 00:05:04.720 --> 00:05:06.230 because that's what makes the news, but 00:05:06.240 --> 00:05:07.670 you know, that's why it's news because 00:05:07.680 --> 00:05:09.350 it's it's the exception. Although it 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:10.870 looks like the norm because that's what 00:05:10.880 --> 00:05:12.550 you're reading about, it's truly the 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:13.110 exception. 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:16.230 >> And now walk us through what was the 00:05:16.240 --> 00:05:18.550 mission? What was the issue that you saw 00:05:18.560 --> 00:05:20.790 and figured out a way to go and tackle 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:21.270 it? 00:05:21.280 --> 00:05:23.029 >> The issue is is sweaty armpits. So, 00:05:23.039 --> 00:05:25.110 everybody knows about sweaty armpits and 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:26.710 they know people who probably have 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:28.870 sweaty armpits and it is a little 00:05:28.880 --> 00:05:30.710 embarrassing, right? But at the end of 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:32.629 the day, because I have such an intimate 00:05:32.639 --> 00:05:34.310 understanding of this problem, I knew I 00:05:34.320 --> 00:05:36.950 knew how strong that motivation was for 00:05:36.960 --> 00:05:38.390 someone to find a solution and to be 00:05:38.400 --> 00:05:40.070 able to conceal it. And our mission was 00:05:40.080 --> 00:05:42.150 that I knew I had to reach, you know, 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:43.510 people out there who were dealing with 00:05:43.520 --> 00:05:45.029 this problem because at that time there 00:05:45.039 --> 00:05:47.110 was no vi and there really isn't still a 00:05:47.120 --> 00:05:49.350 viable solution out there for people who 00:05:49.360 --> 00:05:51.029 are dealing with this problem. And 00:05:51.039 --> 00:05:53.029 especially the the kids, right? Because 00:05:53.039 --> 00:05:54.870 they're stuck in school all day long. I 00:05:54.880 --> 00:05:56.469 know what it's like. I've been there. So 00:05:56.479 --> 00:05:58.150 they were really at the heart of my 00:05:58.160 --> 00:05:59.909 mission when I started this thing. 00:05:59.919 --> 00:06:02.469 >> Now we didn't grow up in some big city, 00:06:02.479 --> 00:06:05.670 right? We kind of grew up at that small 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:07.749 town field. Do you feel like that helped 00:06:07.759 --> 00:06:10.629 shape you into the entrepreneur that you 00:06:10.639 --> 00:06:11.430 are today? 00:06:11.440 --> 00:06:13.189 >> Without a doubt, it had an instrumental 00:06:13.199 --> 00:06:15.510 role in in me because from a very early 00:06:15.520 --> 00:06:17.430 age, you didn't get to where you're at 00:06:17.440 --> 00:06:19.510 on your own. it it came on the backs of 00:06:19.520 --> 00:06:21.749 a lot of people that are willing to put 00:06:21.759 --> 00:06:23.909 in time with you, whether it's 00:06:23.919 --> 00:06:25.430 mentorship, 00:06:25.440 --> 00:06:28.710 energy, money, uh getting behind you. I 00:06:28.720 --> 00:06:30.790 really don't like the word failure 00:06:30.800 --> 00:06:33.990 because um along the lines, you're 00:06:34.000 --> 00:06:35.909 right, there's no straight path. There's 00:06:35.919 --> 00:06:37.830 there there's obstacles that get in the 00:06:37.840 --> 00:06:40.309 way. Rather than just focusing on the 00:06:40.319 --> 00:06:42.710 mistake or a failure, if we want to call 00:06:42.720 --> 00:06:45.830 it a failure, you get stuck. You you get 00:06:45.840 --> 00:06:48.309 stuck. And being an entrepreneur, you 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:50.950 you always have to be moving forward and 00:06:50.960 --> 00:06:53.110 learning and putting those things behind 00:06:53.120 --> 00:06:53.670 you. 00:06:53.680 --> 00:06:55.430 >> You're going to make more mistakes and 00:06:55.440 --> 00:06:56.870 you're going to fail more times than you 00:06:56.880 --> 00:06:58.629 succeed, right? You just got to make 00:06:58.639 --> 00:07:00.309 sure your successes are big enough to 00:07:00.319 --> 00:07:02.230 cover all those failures. And in 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:04.629 hindsight, the failures had they would 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:06.150 have had they been successful and 00:07:06.160 --> 00:07:07.909 happened, we could look back, whether it 00:07:07.919 --> 00:07:10.550 be months to a few years down the road 00:07:10.560 --> 00:07:12.309 and we realized if those things did 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:14.710 happen, our business wouldn't be in 00:07:14.720 --> 00:07:16.309 existence or even my personal life would 00:07:16.319 --> 00:07:17.749 have been altered dramatically. 00:07:17.759 --> 00:07:19.510 >> Let's finish this off with some rapid 00:07:19.520 --> 00:07:21.350 fire fun. Are you ready for this? 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:22.950 >> Yeah. Yeah. Let's do it. 00:07:22.960 --> 00:07:25.029 >> All right. One word that describes 00:07:25.039 --> 00:07:26.790 entrepreneurship. 00:07:26.800 --> 00:07:27.670 >> Challenging. 00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:30.950 >> Blessing. It's a blessing. Coffee or 00:07:30.960 --> 00:07:32.070 energy drinks? 00:07:32.080 --> 00:07:33.270 >> Coffee for sure. 00:07:33.280 --> 00:07:34.790 >> Neither. Water. 00:07:34.800 --> 00:07:37.270 >> One thing you wish your high school self 00:07:37.280 --> 00:07:38.790 understood earlier. 00:07:38.800 --> 00:07:41.589 >> Seek wisdom. Trust your parents. Um, 00:07:41.599 --> 00:07:43.110 they know what they're talking about. 00:07:43.120 --> 00:07:45.670 They have lived the life that we are 00:07:45.680 --> 00:07:47.990 currently living right now. 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:50.150 >> Worst advice you ever received. 00:07:50.160 --> 00:07:52.710 >> You know what? I've already disposed of 00:07:52.720 --> 00:07:54.469 it. I can't even remember what it was 00:07:54.479 --> 00:07:56.950 thankfully. So, I don't have that. 00:07:56.960 --> 00:07:59.589 >> Awesome. best advice you ever received. 00:07:59.599 --> 00:08:01.029 >> This is advice for any for any of the 00:08:01.039 --> 00:08:02.710 any of the high schoolers out there is 00:08:02.720 --> 00:08:05.110 that whatever you put your time and 00:08:05.120 --> 00:08:15.189 energy into, you will get results. 00:08:15.199 --> 00:08:16.869 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:18.790 Beach trips in the dog days of summer 00:08:18.800 --> 00:08:20.629 sometimes bring rough waters in the 00:08:20.639 --> 00:08:22.390 ocean, but some four-legged heroes are 00:08:22.400 --> 00:08:24.309 making waves and saving lives. 00:08:24.319 --> 00:08:26.950 Especially this pup, known for its fancy 00:08:26.960 --> 00:08:29.990 haircuts and dog show skills, recently 00:08:30.000 --> 00:08:32.070 joining a team of lifeguards in Spain. 00:08:32.080 --> 00:08:34.630 Now, beach rescue squads usually include 00:08:34.640 --> 00:08:37.029 Labradors and Newfoundlands, but No the 00:08:37.039 --> 00:08:39.029 Poodle felt he was up for the task at 00:08:39.039 --> 00:08:41.350 Las Linda's Beach near Malaga. His 00:08:41.360 --> 00:08:43.909 handler says he was scared of crowds and 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:45.670 loud noises at first, so he had to be 00:08:45.680 --> 00:08:48.310 trained step by step, not just to stay 00:08:48.320 --> 00:08:51.030 calm, but also how to swim horizontally 00:08:51.040 --> 00:08:53.509 using his tail like a rudder. When it's 00:08:53.519 --> 00:08:55.509 time to utilize the furry lifesavers, 00:08:55.519 --> 00:08:57.350 the handler actually enters the water 00:08:57.360 --> 00:08:59.030 first to reach the swimmer in distress 00:08:59.040 --> 00:09:01.430 and then calls the dogs in to help tow 00:09:01.440 --> 00:09:03.590 people back to shore. Now, poodles are 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:05.910 known for super intelligence and ability 00:09:05.920 --> 00:09:08.230 to learn, and they were historically 00:09:08.240 --> 00:09:10.070 used for water rescue and retrieval 00:09:10.080 --> 00:09:12.310 during hunting trips in Northern Europe. 00:09:12.320 --> 00:09:14.230 Their fur actually protects them from 00:09:14.240 --> 00:09:16.790 the cold water, but they do need their 00:09:16.800 --> 00:09:19.190 handler to lather the sunscreen on their 00:09:19.200 --> 00:09:21.430 nose. A German breed of dog, the name 00:09:21.440 --> 00:09:23.190 poodle comes from the German verb 00:09:23.200 --> 00:09:25.670 poodle, which means to splash. So 00:09:25.680 --> 00:09:28.389 ultimately, maybe Nilo was positively 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:31.110 destined for the life of a lifeguard. 00:09:31.120 --> 00:09:32.949 All right, sunshine. Got some shout outs 00:09:32.959 --> 00:09:35.430 now. This first one goes to Mr. Dutton 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:38.070 Hefer at Hazen Middle School in Hazen, 00:09:38.080 --> 00:09:39.990 North Dakota. Thank you for following us 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:41.829 on the Instagram. Love seeing all your 00:09:41.839 --> 00:09:44.550 messages. And this shout out goes to our 00:09:44.560 --> 00:09:46.790 friends on our CNN 10 YouTube channel 00:09:46.800 --> 00:09:50.230 all the way from Kenya, Miss Injerry at 00:09:50.240 --> 00:09:52.710 West Nairobi School in Kenya. Thank you 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:54.389 for making us a part of your day and 00:09:54.399 --> 00:09:56.630 including us in your classroom. We hope 00:09:56.640 --> 00:09:58.470 you all have an awesome day and we'll 00:09:58.480 --> 00:09:59.829 see you right back here tomorrow, shall 00:09:59.839 --> 00:10:04.920 we? I'm Koi Wire and we are CNN 10.